Лорд Джим

Chapter 6

           Ihaveneverdefinedtomyselfthisattraction,butthereweremomentswhenIenviedhim.Thestingoflifecoulddonomoretohiscomplacentsoulthanthescratchofapintothesmoothfaceofarock.Thiswasenviable.AsIlookedathim,flankingononesidetheunassumingpale-facedmagistratewhopresidedattheinquiry,hisself-satisfactionpresentedtomeandtotheworldasurfaceashardasgranite.Hecommittedsuicideverysoonafter.

           ‘NowonderJim’scaseboredhim,andwhileIthoughtwithsomethingakintofearoftheimmensityofhiscontemptfortheyoungmanunderexamination,hewasprobablyholdingsilentinquiryintohisowncase.Theverdictmusthavebeenofunmitigatedguilt,andhetookthesecretoftheevidencewithhiminthatleapintothesea.IfIunderstandanythingofmen,thematterwasnodoubtofthegravestimport,oneofthosetriflesthatawakenideasstartintolifesomethoughtwithwhichamanunusedtosuchacompanionshipfindsitimpossibletolive.Iaminapositiontoknowthatitwasn’tmoney,anditwasn’tdrink,anditwasn’twoman.Hejumpedoverboardatseabarelyaweekaftertheendoftheinquiry,andlessthanthreedaysafterleavingportonhisoutwardpassage;asthoughonthatexactspotinthemidstofwatershehadsuddenlyperceivedthegatesoftheotherworldflungopenwideforhisreception.

           ‘Yetitwasnotasuddenimpulse.

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